Orange and Green and a Day Late

For some reason I thought the "orange + green" mani for the Summer Challenge was supposed to be Saturday...it wasn't.  I did my mani, took my pictures, edited my pictures....and went to bed.  I have got to get back to a normal sleep/wake cycle!  Anyway, here is my orange + green.

Base: OPI Call Me Gwen-ever
Stamp Color: China Glaze Argo
Plate: Bundle Monster BM-322

Fruit Salad

I managed to get back to the Summer Challenge list this evening (well, morning really, it's almost 2am!) and pulled off a "Fruit Salad" mani.  One day I will learn what topcoat to use (and what not to use) for nail art...this time Out The Door was not my friend.  Alas, smeared fruit!  At any rate, here are the pics, let me know what you think and be sure and check out the others!

Summer Splatter with Instructions

Today's theme for the Summer Challenge is "Summer Splatter".  The splatter mani is one that I hadn't tried before but the concept seemed rather simple.  I had read about others doing it and using a straw dipped in polish then blowing it on the nails...didn't work for me.  I tried with polish alone, then with thinned polish and it didn't work either way for me.  I would imagine that the diameter of the straw makes a difference but I only had one and it was roughly the size of a pencil.  At any rate I also have one of those "disposable" pipettes from Sally's, so I tried that. Eureka!  But then all my "splats" were too big with the first color.  Finally by the third color I used (the blue) I had it figured out.  Thinned polish in the pipette with a small about in the tip and then "tap" it over the nails for smaller splatters.  On a side note, it is a good idea to protect your fingers either with tape or Vaseline (I used Vaseline) just to make the clean up a bit easier.

For this one I started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, I wanted something light, but not stark white.  I used L'Oreal Papparazi Pleaser, Finger Paints Louvre This Pink, and China Glaze Aqua Baby for the splatters and then a topcoat of NYC.

Here is a pre clean up photo so you can get sort of an idea of what you are going to be dealing with...very messy!

 And then the final product.  What do you think?  Is this a style you have or will try?  What other colors would you like to see?

Summer Challenge: Red, Orange, Yellow

So I realize that by the time I get this posted it will probably be time for tomorrow's post but, I'm going to put it up anyway...cause I can.  I had lots of trouble getting this one to photo correctly, and it still isn't right.  The tips are more red than it appears, in fact the bottle in my hand is more red than it appears.  Lighting wasn't my friend this evening.  But alas, here it is.  A gradient using Sinful Colors Let's Meet and Essie Jag-U-Are stamped using Bundle Monster plate BM12 in black with a sort of flame design. Topped with NYC for the topcoat. Be sure and check out the others!!